Impact of storms on mixed carbonate and siliciclastic shelves: Insights from combined diffusive and fluid-flow transport stratigraphic forward model

Basin Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-449

  Quiquerez, A ^a   Allemand, P ^b   Dromart, G ^b   Garcia, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; STORM DEPOSIT;

EID: 11144245053     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2004.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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